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ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS AND BENEFICIARIES OF INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION IN BULGARIA

Sofia, 31 March 2015

Rila Hotel, 6 Kaloyan Str., 3 fl., Adakta Hall

Draft Program

09:15 / Registration of participants
09:30 – 09:45 / Opening
·  Dr Angel Kunchev, Chief Health Inspector, Ministry of Health
·  Kina Sabeva, Chairperson, Bulgarian Council on Refugees and Migrants
·  Roland-Francois Weil, Representative of UNHCR in Bulgaria
Moderator: Dr Angel Kunchev
09:45 – 10:05 / International and European Aspects of Access to Health Care for Asylum Seekers and Beneficiaries of International Protection
·  Emilia Bratanova, Integration Assistant, UNHCR
10:05 – 10:25 / Situational Assessment Report – Bulgaria under the Fostering Health Provision for Migrants, the Roma and Other Vulnerable Groups (EQUI-HEALTH) Action, focusing on medical services to asylum seekers and beneficiaries of international protection
·  Milen Petrov, IOM Mission in Bulgaria
10:25 – 10:40
10:35 – 10:50
10:50 – 11:05
11:05 – 11:20 / Access to the Health Care System of Bulgaria for Asylum Seekers and Beneficiaries of International Protection – good practice and challenges
·  Dr Sonya Dimitrova, Director of the Regional Health Inspectorate-Haskovo
·  Dr Dancho Penchev Director of the Regional Health Inspectorate-Sofia
·  Dr Pavlina Kuyumdzhieva, Director of the Regional Health Insurance Fund - Haskovo
·  Dr Gergana Nikolova, General Practioner in the Area of Voenna Rampa
11:15 – 11:30 / Coffee break
11:30 – 13:15 / Access to the Health Care System of Bulgaria for Asylum Seekers and Beneficiaries of International Protection – good practice and challenges(contd)
·  National Association of GPs(tbc)
·  Bulgarian Medical Association (tbc)
·  Medical Institute, Ministry of Interior
·  Migration Directorate, Ministry of Interior
·  State Agency for Refugees with the Council of Ministers
13.15 –13.30 / General discussion, closure
13:30 / Lunch